canada

I have been noticing the big chains of gas stations Petro Canada and Esso, had been running out of gasoline in Mississauga, in the evenings. This is related to the storm on Monday. Has anyone else seen this. Saw many stations without gas on Wednesday and Friday this week.

Full: https://www.business.financialpost.com/transportation/autos/we-dont-do-rides-our-drivers-do-uber-says-in-canadian-tax-case/amp
First Uber wasn’t a “taxi firm” then not a “Transportation company”, then def not a “service that’s provides rides through an app that connects two people” and...

A number of Toronto Drivers have been deactivated due to some sort of LYFT software glitch. These are the founding drivers as LYFT expanded into their first international market, the ones that lasted a year and are very much the more high rated and enthusiastic drivers to be in the 4% of...

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2018/11/05/the-ottawa-senators-were-secretly-recorded-in-an-uber-they-ripped-their-own-team/
The Ottawa Senators have had a tumultuous year. From owner Eugene Melnyk holding Mark Borowiekci hostage in a video, to the Karlsson family filing an order of...

This article is intended for discussion on the minutiae of a situation that is bound to happen (often) to any regular Uber/Lyft Driver. While it happened in Toronto, Canada, it's a pretty universal experience in any market, and this particular instance has been elaborated in full detail to...

PAX: "Is this an EV?"
Me: "Well, it is, until it isn't."
This is the beginning of a conversation that I have at least 10 times a week with riders on LYFT. I certainly do not mind this conversation, as I started doing this side-hustle to maximize the utility of a depreciating asset (my car)...

I picked up a pax today and he commented that his Uber app had just displayed a message saying "Your driver is from Canada". He then showed me his app display and sure enough it did say "Your driver is from Canada".
I was wondering how Uber came by this information. I did, indeed, spend much...

I picked up a 20+ girl and we had a nice chat throughout the way, said she was going to become a veterinarian, how it was great to be helping them, etc etc.
She was working part time at a book store too. So an educated, book loving, kind Canadian, eh?
I dropped her off at her location then...

Greyhound Fingers Ridesharing as a FActor in its Demise in Western Canada
From: Global News | Author: Jesse Ferreras
July 9: Greyhound announced that it will be ceasing operations in Western Canada. As Aaron McArthur reports, the company is blaming declines in ridership
Ridesharing hasn't just...

Hello everyone!
I am an international student in Toronto and I've worked with Uber about a month at this time. Last week I started to drive for Lyft as well. I realized, that I am driving about 30 hours per week (sometimes less, sometimes more), as I do not have study right now and I use most of...

I currently live and drive Uber/Lyft in DFW, TX, but will be relocating to Ottawa this summer.
Does anyone drive for one or both of Uber/Lyft?
What is the breakdown of the fare the driver gets?
Do any of you make this your primary job? What type of income do you get in an average day after...

I currently live and drive Uber/Lyft in DFW, TX, but will be relocating to Ottawa this summer.
Does anyone drive for one or both of Uber/Lyft?
What is the breakdown of the fare the driver gets?
Do any of you make this your primary job? What type of involve do you get in an average day after...

Hello lovelies,
My husband has been doing Ubereats in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) I am going to be filing our taxes and I'm just trying to get things straight. He has not made 30K so he doesn't have an HST number but I'm curious if he needs to register for a business number?
I'm using turbo tax...

Talks a lot, says little.
Uber Canada's GM on company's plan to win back trust of drivers, riders and investors
GLOBE AND MAIL
JOSH O’KANE
PUBLISHED JANUARY 17, 2018
...
"Uber has said that 815,000 drivers and riders were affected in Canada by the 2016 data breach. Are you notifying these...

Well it looks like I've been driving uber for about a year now since it is time to redo my background check.
I submitted the background report to checkr last week. Couldn't seem to go online today as my account needed attention. I emailed uber and told them how upset I was. I couldn't really...

http://fortune.com/2017/09/14/lyft-canada-expansion/
Ride-sharing company Lyft has expanded its operations in the United States by more than 50% in the past eight months, taking advantage of problems at rival company Uber to capture new market share.
Now, it appears Lyft is preparing to...

Anybody get a fare with a dropoff in Pennsylvania, Ontario (Canada), or elsewhere outside of New York State?
Anybody try to pick-up in any of the above locations? A return fare before you re-entered New York State would be nice.
If entering or leaving Canada, what special procedures, if any...

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Canada, Cleveland, Chicago, or elsewhere? Maybe you are visiting the area, but normally drive elsewhere. What happened when you turned on your driver-App? What advise do you have for new Uber drivers in and around Buffalo & Rochester?

Canadian town picks Uber for public transit:
Innisfil, Ontario, concludes that subsidizing the car-hailing service is cheaper and more flexible than running its own buses.
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-public-transit-canadian-town-innisfil/
Uber is suffering from a legal attack, a...